“I cannot believe how amazing the XYZ AI tool is.”
I see this sentiment popping up all over my social media.
What’s interesting isn’t just the praise, but why people are saying it.
AI isn’t making experts that much faster at what they already do best—it’s allowing them to do the work they never would’ve done at all.
The tedious tasks. The unfamiliar projects. The stuff that used to sit on the “someday” list.
That’s the real productivity story here: not 20% faster, but infinity % more possible.
With that said, here’s what’s new in the AI world this week:
📈 How are companies using AI?
➜ Boards That Think With You. Pinterest is rolling out AI-powered boards that learn your taste, organize ideas, and even suggest what to pin next—turning inspiration into something more like collaboration.
Pinterest Newsroom
➜ Home Shopping, Reimagined. Wayfair is doubling down on AI to personalize customer journeys—using algorithms that help shoppers visualize products, predict needs, and optimize design recommendations.
RetailWit
➜ The AI Personal Shopper. Amazon’s new “Help Me Decide” tool uses generative AI to guide purchasing choices—essentially giving customers a conversational consultant for shopping decisions.
About Amazon
➜ Discount Retail, Smarter Ops. Dollar Tree’s CEO says the company is ramping up AI investments to tackle shrink, improve pricing, and boost store efficiency—a sign that even budget chains are going high-tech.
Retail Dive
➜ Faster Product Innovation. Global commerce platform WEX reports that AI is speeding up its product development cycles by 20%, helping teams design, test, and deploy fintech tools faster than ever.
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